VoL XXVIII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 9. 



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The Journal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agriculture 



DECEMBER, 1921. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page xv.) page 



The Work of the Rothamsted Experimental Station, 



1918-1920. E. J. Russell, D.Sc, FR.S. - - - -777 



Imperial Fruit Show - - 787 



Egg-Laying Trials. J. W. Hurst - - - - - 794 

 Agriculture Behind the Lines in France. Lieut. -Colonel J. m. 



Forrester Addie, C.B.E., and Captain A. T. A. Dobson - - 801 



The Cost of Horse Labour. Arthur G. Ruston, B.A., B.Sc, D.Sc. 810 



Seed Control, 1920-21 - 816 



Prune-Growing in South-West Bedfordshire. W. J- Wood - 823 



Storage of Apples - 825 



Progress in the Redemption of Tithe Rentcharge - 827 



Notes on Manures for December. E. J. Russell, D.Sc. % f.r.s. - 830 



Notes on Feeding Stuffs for December. E. f. Hainan, M.A., 



Dip. Agvic. {Cantab.) - ----- 833 



Conciliation Committees in Agriculture - - - 836 



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